| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Baran Gutkowski (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Dan Childers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Norman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Evans (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Bryant Quinn (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Meredith (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bradley Lobel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Patrick Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Bradley Lobel inbounds the ball | 39-27 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Missouri State | Patrick Henderson can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ronald Norman - foul #1 on Ronald Norman, team foul #1 | 39-27 |
| 19:41 | Missouri State | Patrick Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 39-28 |
| 19:41 | Missouri State | Patrick Henderson misses the 2nd free throw | 39-28 |
| 19:41 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Ronald Norman | 39-28 |
| 19:20 | Ball State | Baran Gutkowski loses the dribble to Patrick Henderson | 39-28 |
| 19:16 | Missouri State | Baran Gutkowski steals it from Bryant Quinn in the backcourt | 39-28 |
| 19:08 | Ball State | Adam Evans can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-28 |
| 19:06 | Ball State | Baran Gutkowski can't tip it in | 39-28 |
| 19:05 | Missouri State | Bradley Lobel gets the rebound | 39-28 |
| 18:42 | Missouri State | Bryant Quinn buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Paul Meredith | 39-31 |
| 18:26 | Ball State | Dan Childers misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-31 |
| 18:24 | Ball State | Ronald Norman snags the offensive board | 39-31 |
| 18:09 | Ball State | Baran Gutkowski travels with the ball | 39-31 |
| 17:53 | Missouri State | Patrick Henderson is called for a backcourt violation | 39-31 |
| 17:37 | Ball State | Dan Childers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-31 |
| Subs | Ball State | Harlan Davis (SG), Morris Beck (C) Peter Williams, Adam Evans | |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Plath (SG) Paul Meredith | |
| 17:22 | Missouri State | James Smith connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-34 |
| 16:59 | Ball State | Morris Beck misses badly on a floater from close range | 39-34 |
| 16:58 | Missouri State | Patrick Henderson gets the rebound | 39-34 |
| 16:45 | Missouri State | Bradley Lobel hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Bryant Quinn | 39-36 |
| 16:33 | Ball State | James Plath blocks the short jumper by Harlan Davis | 39-36 |
| 16:32 | Missouri State | James Smith pulls down the rebound | 39-36 |
| 16:26 | Missouri State | Bradley Lobel drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Bryant Quinn | 39-39 |
| 16:04 | Ball State | Baran Gutkowski is hacked by Bryant Quinn - foul #3 on Bryant Quinn, team foul #1 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | Clayton Bowles (PG), Peter Williams (SG), Adam Evans (C) Baran Gutkowski, Dan Childers, Ronald Norman | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Meredith (SG), Cody Brito (SF), James Slovinsky (PF), John Walker (C) Bryant Quinn, Bradley Lobel, Patrick Henderson, James Smith | |
| 15:46 | Ball State | Morris Beck misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-39 |
| 15:45 | Ball State | Harlan Davis gets the offensive rebound | 39-39 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Clayton Bowles (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Peter Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Harlan Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Morris Beck (fresh) 2 reb. C - Adam Evans (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - James Plath (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Meredith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cody Brito (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Slovinsky (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Walker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:28 | Ball State | Peter Williams misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-39 |
| 15:26 | Missouri State | John Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 15:12 | Missouri State | James Slovinsky misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 39-39 |
| 15:10 | Missouri State | James Slovinsky tips it in | 39-41 |
| 14:54 | Ball State | Morris Beck throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-41 |
| Subs | Ball State | Baran Gutkowski (PG), John Comfort (PF) Clayton Bowles, Morris Beck | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Bryant Quinn (PG), Bradley Lobel (SF) James Plath, Cody Brito | |
| 14:38 | Missouri State | Paul Meredith makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Bryant Quinn and he's hacked by John Comfort - foul #2 on John Comfort, team foul #2 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Ball State | William Lopes (SF), Donald Partington (C) Harlan Davis, Adam Evans | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Patrick Henderson (PF) John Walker | |
| 14:38 | Missouri State | Paul Meredith makes the free throw | 39-44 |
| 14:24 | Ball State | William Lopes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-44 |
| 14:23 | Missouri State | Patrick Henderson gets the rebound | 39-44 |
| 14:03 | Missouri State | Bradley Lobel clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by William Lopes - foul #1 on William Lopes, team foul #3 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Ball State | Clayton Bowles (SG), Dan Childers (SF), Ronald Norman (PF) Peter Williams, William Lopes, John Comfort | |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Plath (SG) Paul Meredith | |
| 14:03 | Missouri State | Bradley Lobel makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 14:03 | Missouri State | Bradley Lobel makes the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 13:37 | Ball State | Dan Childers hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Baran Gutkowski | 41-46 |
| 13:24 | Missouri State | Clayton Bowles takes the ball from Bryant Quinn | 41-46 |
| 13:03 | Ball State | Baran Gutkowski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-46 |
| 13:01 | Ball State | Donald Partington pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 12:50 | Ball State | Donald Partington hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 41-46 |
| 12:48 | Ball State | Donald Partington snags the offensive board | 41-46 |
| 12:38 | Ball State | Baran Gutkowski misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-46 |
| 12:36 | Missouri State | Bradley Lobel grabs the defensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 12:18 | Missouri State | James Plath hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Clayton Bowles - foul #1 on Clayton Bowles, team foul #4 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Ball State | Peter Williams (SG), Adam Evans (C) Baran Gutkowski, Donald Partington | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Meredith (SG), John Walker (PF), James Smith (C) Bryant Quinn, Patrick Henderson, James Slovinsky | |
| 12:18 | Missouri State | James Plath misses the free throw | 41-48 |
| 12:18 | Ball State | Ronald Norman pulls down the rebound | 41-48 |
| 12:02 | Ball State | Dan Childers is whistled for a carry | 41-48 |
| Subs | Ball State | Harlan Davis (PF) Ronald Norman | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Cody Brito (SF) Bradley Lobel | |
| 11:36 | Missouri State | John Walker misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-48 |
| 11:34 | Ball State | Dan Childers grabs the defensive rebound | 41-48 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Clayton Bowles (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Peter Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Dan Childers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harlan Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Evans (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - James Plath (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Meredith (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cody Brito (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Ball State | Adam Evans loses the dribble to James Smith | 41-48 |
| 11:03 | Missouri State | Adam Evans denies the turnaround by Cody Brito | 41-48 |
| 11:02 | Missouri State | James Smith hits the follow up shot | 41-50 |
| 10:43 | Ball State | Peter Williams scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-50 |
| 10:23 | Missouri State | Dan Childers steals the ball from James Smith | 44-50 |
| 10:05 | Ball State | Dan Childers is fouled on the floor by James Plath - foul #2 on James Plath, team foul #2 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Ball State | Baran Gutkowski (PG), Morris Beck (SF), Ronald Norman (PF), Donald Partington (C) Clayton Bowles, Peter Williams, Dan Childers, Adam Evans | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Bryant Quinn (PG), Bradley Lobel (SF), Patrick Henderson (PF) James Plath, Paul Meredith, John Walker | |
| 09:55 | Ball State | Donald Partington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-50 |
| 09:39 | Missouri State | Cody Brito can't finish the layup | 44-50 |
| 09:38 | Ball State | Harlan Davis grabs the board | 44-50 |
| 09:18 | Ball State | Morris Beck misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Bryant Quinn - foul #4 on Bryant Quinn, team foul #3 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Melvin Clayton (PG), James Slovinsky (C) Bryant Quinn, James Smith | |
| 09:18 | Ball State | Morris Beck misses the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 09:18 | Ball State | Morris Beck makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 09:04 | Missouri State | Melvin Clayton hits a 3 from straight away | 45-53 |
| 08:46 | Ball State | Ronald Norman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-53 |
| 08:44 | Missouri State | James Slovinsky pulls down the rebound | 45-53 |
| 08:32 | Missouri State | Patrick Henderson misses the easy layup but the foul's on Ronald Norman - foul #2 on Ronald Norman, team foul #5 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Ball State | Peter Williams (SG), Adam Evans (C) Harlan Davis, Donald Partington | |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Plath (PG), Paul Meredith (SG) Melvin Clayton, Cody Brito | |
| 08:32 | Missouri State | Patrick Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 08:32 | Missouri State | Patrick Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| 08:17 | Ball State | James Slovinsky steps in front of the Morris Beck pass | 45-55 |
| 08:01 | Missouri State | Paul Meredith hits a driving attempt in the lane set up by Patrick Henderson | 45-57 |
| 07:38 | Ball State | Patrick Henderson takes the ball from Ronald Norman | 45-57 |
| 07:30 | Missouri State | James Plath lays it in on a nice dish by James Slovinsky | 45-59 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Baran Gutkowski (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Peter Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Morris Beck (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Norman (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Adam Evans (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - James Plath (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Meredith (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Lobel (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Patrick Henderson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - James Slovinsky (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Ball State | Baran Gutkowski misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-59 |
| 07:13 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to James Slovinsky | 45-59 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:46 | Missouri State | James Plath misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-59 |
| 06:44 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Ronald Norman | 45-59 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:33 | Ball State | Ronald Norman misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 45-59 |
| 06:32 | Missouri State | Paul Meredith grabs the board | 45-59 |
| 06:08 | Missouri State | Paul Meredith blows the layup but he's fouled by Morris Beck - foul #2 on Morris Beck, team foul #6 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Ball State | Clayton Bowles (PG), Harlan Davis (SG), Dan Childers (SF), John Comfort (PF), Donald Partington (C) Baran Gutkowski, Peter Williams, Morris Beck, Ronald Norman, Adam Evans | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Bryant Quinn (PG), Cody Brito (SF), John Walker (PF), James Smith (C) James Plath, Bradley Lobel, Patrick Henderson, James Slovinsky | |
| 06:08 | Missouri State | Paul Meredith makes the 1st free throw | 45-60 |
| 06:08 | Missouri State | Paul Meredith makes the 2nd free throw | 45-61 |
| 05:46 | Ball State | Dan Childers can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-61 |
| 05:44 | Missouri State | Paul Meredith snags the defensive board | 45-61 |
| 05:15 | Missouri State | James Smith clanks a 3 from the left wing | 45-61 |
| 05:13 | Ball State | Dan Childers pulls down the rebound | 45-61 |
| 05:05 | Ball State | John Comfort drills a jumper from the left wing set up by Harlan Davis | 47-61 |
| 04:39 | Missouri State | Paul Meredith clanks a jumper from the right side | 47-61 |
| 04:37 | Ball State | Dan Childers gets the rebound | 47-61 |
| 04:28 | Ball State | Donald Partington comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-61 |
| 04:27 | Ball State | Dan Childers snags the offensive board | 47-61 |
| 04:14 | Ball State | Harlan Davis comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-61 |
| 04:13 | Ball State | John Comfort tips it in | 49-61 |
| 04:11 | Missouri State | Clayton Bowles steals it from Bryant Quinn in the backcourt | 49-61 |
| 04:05 | Ball State | Clayton Bowles clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-61 |
| 04:04 | Ball State | Dan Childers tips it but misses | 49-61 |
| 04:03 | Missouri State | James Smith snags the defensive board | 49-61 |
| 03:39 | Missouri State | Bryant Quinn makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Cody Brito | 49-64 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:33 | Ball State | Dan Childers is called for traveling | 49-64 |
| Subs | Ball State | William Lopes (SF), Morris Beck (PF), Stephen Thompson (C) Dan Childers, John Comfort, Donald Partington | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Melvin Clayton (PG), James Plath (SG), James Slovinsky (PF) Bryant Quinn, Paul Meredith, James Smith | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:10 | Missouri State | Melvin Clayton misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-64 |
| 03:08 | Ball State | Morris Beck grabs the defensive rebound | 49-64 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Clayton Bowles (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Harlan Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - William Lopes (fresh) PF - Morris Beck (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Thompson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Melvin Clayton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Plath (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cody Brito (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Slovinsky (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - John Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:53 | Ball State | Morris Beck misses the runner from the baseline | 49-64 |
| 02:52 | Missouri State | Cody Brito gets the rebound | 49-64 |
| 02:23 | Missouri State | Cody Brito misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Stephen Thompson - foul #1 on Stephen Thompson, team foul #7 | 49-64 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Lind (PF) John Walker | |
| 02:23 | Missouri State | Cody Brito makes the 1st free throw | 49-65 |
| 02:23 | Missouri State | Cody Brito makes the 2nd free throw | 49-66 |
| 02:09 | Ball State | William Lopes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-66 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Comfort (PF) Clayton Bowles | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 01:49 | Missouri State | James Slovinsky can't throw it down but he's hacked by Morris Beck - foul #3 on Morris Beck, team foul #8 | 49-66 |
| Subs | Ball State | Clayton Bowles (PG), Donald Partington (C) William Lopes, Stephen Thompson | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Walker (C) James Lind | |
| 01:49 | Missouri State | James Slovinsky makes the 1st free throw | 49-67 |
| 01:49 | Missouri State | James Slovinsky makes the 2nd free throw | 49-68 |
| 01:22 | Ball State | Morris Beck makes the jump hook from the left block | 51-68 |
| 00:53 | Missouri State | John Walker comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 51-68 |
| 00:52 | Missouri State | Cody Brito tips it back up and in | 51-70 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Ball State | Morris Beck hits a driving attempt from the baseline | 53-70 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Missouri State | Cody Brito buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by James Slovinsky | 53-72 |
| 00:17 | Ball State | Harlan Davis is fouled on the floor by Cody Brito - foul #1 on Cody Brito, team foul #4 | 53-72 |
| 00:13 | Ball State | Morris Beck hits the finger roll set up by Donald Partington | 55-72 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Melvin Clayton runs out the clock | 55-72 |